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Published 13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

EHRC 2223-02 Panel of Counsel

Official notice

Authority: Equality and Human Rights Commission (Central government)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 1 lot to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,800,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Feb 2023awarded 31 Jan 2024
Lots 5max 1 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework agreement for a Panel of Counsel. Members of the Panel will be our preferred providers of external legal counsel services. These services will support our advisory, influencing, regulatory and enforcement work across the equality and human rights spheres.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
170 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 1 of them

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 90
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “EHRC 2223-02 Panel of Counsel” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
13 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Last source update
9 May 2024, 16:27 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN651347
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014871
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039769 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
13 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Feb 2023 → 9 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 May 2024, 16:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2024, 16:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 170
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • EHRC 2223-02 Panel of Counsel

    Signed
    31 Jan 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot KC170bids——£1 – £1,800,000
Whole notice———£1 – £180,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEquality and human rights 3rd Floor Arndale House, Arndale Centre, Manchester, UK, M4 3AQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Various counsel membersFramework contractor UK, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.